SIddharth Premnath

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Antimicrobial Peptides

Engineering the antimicrobial peptide enterocin B, a potential alternative to traditional antibiotics, to enhance its stability, selectivity and overall activity against a subset of multi-resistant bacterial strains.

Advisor: Prof. Benjamin Hackel

Bioelectronics

Developed encapsulation strategies for a temporary respiratory pacemaker using polymeric materials and organic electronics at the Querrey Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics.

Advisor: Prof. John Rogers.

Biodesign

Carried out comprehensive needs identification in the elderly with hearing loss via clinical immersion using the Stanford Biodesign methodology (IDENTIFY phase). Identified and screened need statements for further advancement in the INVENT and IMPLEMENT phases.

Advisor: Prof Anurag Mairal

In brief

Siddharth premnath

I am a chemical engineer and a class of 2023 graduate of the chemical engineering and materials science (CEMS) department of the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Soon, I shall be joining Caltech to pursue a PhD in Chemical Engineering (Caltech CCE). My research interests focus on the application of chemical engineering and material science to understand and invent solutions for pressing problems in human health.

I was born and brought up in Pune, India. My current interests outside of work include soccer, rock climbing, chess, tennis, world history and current events.

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Latest Blog & Articles

  • Bob Dylan and Grace Vanderwaal: A connection?

    Bob Dylan’s voice was different. He sang his music on his own terms and as a direct result, his songs were driven by the lyrics of his music rather than the melody or timbre of his voice. The political sharpness of his poetic words would certainly shape music for many generations to come. I see many parallels between his style and that of Grace VanderWaal, the 12-year-old singer-songwriter who won the eleventh season of America’s Got Talent. She went on to tour with Imagine Dragons in 2018 and later became the youngest person ever to be included in the Forbes

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  • A historic evening with Anne Frank’s stepsister: Eva Schloss (At the University of Minnesota)

    Eva’s life started in 1929 in a very happy, loving Jewish family in Vienna. Her brother, Heinz, was three years older and was a reader, musician, and painter. As a six year old, he would read out books and tell Eva the stories. At school, Eva noted that although jews and catholics were allowed to be friends, they were separated during their respective religion classes. Fast forward a few years to 1938, and Nazi Germany annexed Austria. Nine year old Eva was shocked by the sudden display of Swastikas on the streets by her friends. She also noted that her

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  • Physics Investigatory Project, Class 12

    Over the summer vacations of 2018, I worked on a wearable pulse meter. I really enjoyed doing this!     For others interested in doing something similar, here is a useful link: https://openhomeautomation.net/bluetooth-heart-rate-sensor-arduino  

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